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And a message “of a threatening nature” was left on a blackboard inside the school.

Hyslop – whose address was given as Murray Gardens in Maybole – was found on the ground floor of the building – and when officers asked what she was doing, she told them she simply smashed a back window and climbed in.

She admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by striking windows and causing ddamage to them, upturning furniture and leaving the threatening message on a blackboard.

Defence lawyer Stephen Dryden said: “It’s clear in terms of the psychiatric report this lady is a very troubled young woman.

“There’s a very entrenched drug addiction problem. It has resulted in a fairly substantial schedule of previous convictions.

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“She believes she has a mental health problem and in discussion with me she has admitted the issues that she has.

“She believes she has brain cancer, and says she has been tortured while in custody previously.”

The court heard a detailed psychiatric report claimed Hyslop wasn’t suffering from a mental health complaint, despite her own claims.

Sheriff Desmond Leslie said he was “compelled” to seek further advice from social workers before sentencing Hyslop. He said: “You’re a very troubled individual and whether going to jail is the way to deal with that – I don’t know.

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“There are many people willing to help you but you have to show understanding of your own issues.”

The court accepted a not guilty plea to a charge of stealing stationery, clothing, books, a clock and a thermometer, while the words ‘repeatedly utter threats of violence’ were removed from another charge.

As she was led down to the cells to spend more time in custody, Hyslop enthusiastically thanked Sheriff Leslie before proclaiming “I love you, dad”.

Sentence was deferred for the court to receive a criminal justice social work report on Hyslop.